Who's got the biggest non-Guinness World Record Transformers collection

[Galvatran]

Time to whip it out boys and girls... I mean men and women, coz that would be totally inappropriate for this board. Don't be shy. Lets celebrate your TF collection count. No polls, no count too small, no prerequisite, no definitions. Just whip out your size.

[Galvatran]

I got 68 with one waiting for me at home.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I declare myself the handsomest Transformers collector.

Unless someone declares otherwise.

[Galvatran]

I declare myself the handsomest Transformers collector.

Unless someone declares otherwise.
Setting the bar waaaaay low there Ralph. Good thing you didn't whip out a pic. :p But hey, you're the handsomest TF collector... until someone else chimes in.

[MayzaPrime]

To be honest... I lost count after I hit the 2.5k mark and that was 14 months ago when I moved into my new place

[Galvatran]

To be honest... I lost count after I hit the 2.5k mark and that was 14 months ago when I moved into my new place
Looks like I got bumped into second place, just. :D

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm not sure if this thread is meant to be serious or not, but if it is then you're going to need an agreed upon way of counting toys for the purposes of comparison which would be the case if you want to determine the biggest collection. If we're not comparing then the counting method doesn't matter.

For example, let's look at these toys:
* G1 1987 Targetmasters
* G1 1988 Targetmasters
Do their Nebulans count separately or not?
If the answer is "No," then you have 20 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Artfire & Stepper)
If the answer is "Yes," then you have 40 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Haywire, Pinpointer, Firebolt, Recoil, Peacemaker, Spoilsport, Aimless, Nightstick, Nightstick, Blowpipe, Fracas, Caliburst, Flintlock, Silencer, Holepunch, Tracer, Boomer, Ricochet, Sunbeam, Zigzag, Tiptop, Heater, Hairsplitter, Singe & Nebulan)
That's a significant difference. Imagine two collectors, both of whom own all of the G1 Targetmasters and their weapons. One decides to count the weapons separately while the other does not. Both collectors are reporting on the exact same toys in their collections, but one collector's count appears twice as large as the other's.

Neither collector's method is more or less correct than the other. There is no inherently Right or Wrong way to count your toys. And as I said, if collection count numbers aren't being used for comparison purposes, then who cares? But if you are comparing then differences in counting method can greatly skew numbers and yield false/incomparable data. Data can often be misrepresented by fudging criteria - politicians do it all the time. Like when they report increases in employment but without necessarily qualifying what sort of employment is increasing or decreasing (e.g. part time vs permanent etc.).

So quite frankly, IF the purpose of this thread is to compare collection counts, then I think that it makes sense for people to use a common counting method. You can just tell us what your criteria is and we can all follow suit, or you can use a commonly agreed upon criteria (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=217), that's up to you. I personally use the UCM but if you want to use your own criteria, then that's fine but I'll need to recount my toys according to whatever that criteria is. My UCM count is in my signature, obviously. :)

P.S.: If anyone knows what Guinness World Record's counting criteria is then perhaps we can use that.

[Galvatran]

^ You obviously haven't thoroughly read and/or understood my OP. It states and I quote " No definitions".

UCM, ICU, NWA, RUN DMC. Plenty of acronyms out there. The one that really matters IMO is let me pull out my ruler to measure the size...

[Ralph Wiggum]

I say we use the criteria of how many TF’s you can cram into a detolf.

[Galvatran]

I say we use the criteria of how many TF’s you can cram into a detolf.
Brilliant suggestion. 'Bout time we got down and serious. Pics with guess how many, just like jelly babies in a jar. :)

[GoktimusPrime]

^ You obviously haven't thoroughly read and/or understood my OP. It states and I quote " No definitions".

UCM, ICU, NWA, RUN DMC. Plenty of acronyms out there. The one that really matters IMO is let me pull out my ruler to measure the size...
Then how do you plan on determining the largest collection size if everyone's using a different criteria? :confused: :confused: :confused: That would be like using different units of measurement to accomplish a common task. It just doesn't work, as NASA learnt when they used both metric and imperial measures for the Mars Climate Orbiter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter) which disastrously disintegrated while entering the upper Martian atmosphere.

I'm just going to assume that this is a joke thread then unless you help me understand precisely how this would actually work.

[CHILENO20]

Last count was about 1500 around 2 years ago. Pretty sure it's higher now

[FatalityPitt]

Mine's massive, and it's NOT made of plastic :p (Anyone else watch the Office? The original UK series, not the contrived American adaptation)

Well, it's a bit hard to answer because everything I touch is a Transformer. I can transform a piece of paper into an origami frog. I can transform a Margherita Pizza, a tin of pineapple, and some bacon into a Hawaiian Pizza. I can even transform 3+4 into... 7! Amazing!

Serious answer though; I stopped counting my collection after it hit 389 several months ago. It's a bit bigger now I think.

[Galvatran]

Mine's massive, and it's NOT made of plastic :p

Calls out to Research Assistant: Bring that Light Microscope here will you. On second thoughts, I think I'll need an Electron Scanning Microscope to see this one...

[FatalityPitt]

Calls out to Research Assistant: Bring that Light Microscope here will you. On second thoughts, I think I'll need an Electron Scanning Microscope to see this one...

Hahaha (... I'll avenge myself someday)

[UltraMarginal]

just like jelly babies in a jar. :)

That's about as accurate as my collection count is.

I can tell you that it's all boxed up at the moment on account of moving last week. and it all fits into about 25 to 30 large boxes.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'm not sure if this thread is meant to be serious or not, but if it is then you're going to need an agreed upon way of counting toys for the purposes of comparison which would be the case if you want to determine the biggest collection. If we're not comparing then the counting method doesn't matter.

For example, let's look at these toys:
* G1 1987 Targetmasters
* G1 1988 Targetmasters
Do their Nebulans count separately or not?
If the answer is "No," then you have 20 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Artfire & Stepper)
If the answer is "Yes," then you have 40 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Haywire, Pinpointer, Firebolt, Recoil, Peacemaker, Spoilsport, Aimless, Nightstick, Nightstick, Blowpipe, Fracas, Caliburst, Flintlock, Silencer, Holepunch, Tracer, Boomer, Ricochet, Sunbeam, Zigzag, Tiptop, Heater, Hairsplitter, Singe & Nebulan)
That's a significant difference. Imagine two collectors, both of whom own all of the G1 Targetmasters and their weapons. One decides to count the weapons separately while the other does not. Both collectors are reporting on the exact same toys in their collections, but one collector's count appears twice as large as the other's.

Neither collector's method is more or less correct than the other. There is no inherently Right or Wrong way to count your toys. And as I said, if collection count numbers aren't being used for comparison purposes, then who cares? But if you are comparing then differences in counting method can greatly skew numbers and yield false/incomparable data. Data can often be misrepresented by fudging criteria - politicians do it all the time. Like when they report increases in employment but without necessarily qualifying what sort of employment is increasing or decreasing (e.g. part time vs permanent etc.).

So quite frankly, IF the purpose of this thread is to compare collection counts, then I think that it makes sense for people to use a common counting method. You can just tell us what your criteria is and we can all follow suit, or you can use a commonly agreed upon criteria (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=217), that's up to you. I personally use the UCM but if you want to use your own criteria, then that's fine but I'll need to recount my toys according to whatever that criteria is. My UCM count is in my signature, obviously. :)

P.S.: If anyone knows what Guinness World Record's counting criteria is then perhaps we can use that.


Then how do you plan on determining the largest collection size if everyone's using a different criteria? :confused: :confused: :confused: That would be like using different units of measurement to accomplish a common task. It just doesn't work, as NASA learnt when they used both metric and imperial measures for the Mars Climate Orbiter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter) which disastrously disintegrated while entering the upper Martian atmosphere.

I'm just going to assume that this is a joke thread then unless you help me understand precisely how this would actually work.

It's really quite simple:


Time to whip it out boys and girls... I mean men and women, coz that would be totally inappropriate for this board. Don't be shy. Lets celebrate your TF collection count. No polls, no count too small, no prerequisite, no definitions. Just whip out your size.


Just list how many Transformers you think you have!
THAT'S IT! THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO IT


We all know on this site Griffin has got more than the rest of us so Galv isn't really looking for a winner. He is just giving people a chance to say "Hey, I have X amount of toys - isn't that cool!". It's supposed to be fun

Here, watch me:

“I had about 2000 when I stopped keeping score, reckon it's about 2500 now. All official - no 3rd party (except for 2 Quintessons ;)).”

See? Easy eh! :)

Go on Gok, you are a darling of the media now since your and Griffins excellent Hasbro interviews - strut you stuff and tell us how many you think you have by any counting method you deem worthy :)

[GoktimusPrime]

We all know on this site Griffin has got more than the rest of us so Galv isn't really looking for a winner. He is just giving people a chance to say "Hey, I have X amount of toys - isn't that cool!". It's supposed to be fun
I was just asking to seek clarification. The use of a superlative adjective in the thread title contradicted the spirit of the original post, which confused me so I wanted to check to see what the intention/purpose of the thread was. That's why I put the word "IF" in big, bold, red text. But if the purpose of this thread is just to share but not compare, then that's fine. No worries. All good. As I said, having a common method only matters for the purposes of comparison, but beyond that it doesn't matter. Anyway, my count is in my signature so there's nothing more for me to add to this discussion. Have fun, folks. :)

[M-bot]

I reckon I have between 300 and 400. I know, not as impressive as some of you folks but as I’ve always said, it’s not the size, it’s how you use it. And I use it expertly, let me tell you.:D

[sideswipes brother]

Why is there one in every crowd??? :confused::(

[Galvatran]

The use of a superlative adjective in the thread title contradicted the spirit of the original post, which confused me so I wanted to check to see what the intention/purpose of the thread was.
The use of a superlaxative was to keep the thread regular and to flush out big collections. And there have been gold nuggets posted thus far. Some need to be put on a pedestool.

[Jetfire in the sky]

The one that really matters IMO is let me pull out my ruler to measure the size...

Full proper LOL on that one :D:D

This thread has provided some good laughs. :D

[Ralph Wiggum]

My missus says she's happy with the size of my...collection.

And that's all I need to hear.

[Galvatran]

I reckon I have between 300 and 400. I know, not as impressive as some of you folks but as I’ve always said, it’s not the size, it’s how you use it. And I use it expertly, let me tell you.:D
I’ve had the real pleasure (:o) to look at M-bot’s collection a few year back and I gotta say, it’s well displayed. :D



My missus says she's happy with the size of my...collection.

And that's all I need to hear.
That’s code for there’s room for improvement. :D


Good to see members posting up their collection count. But alas, none are worthy for me to whip out my measuring tape...

[M-bot]

I’ve had the real pleasure (:o) to look at M-bot’s collection a few year back and I gotta say, it’s well displayed. :D

I get that a lot :D

[Jetfire in the sky]

My missus says she's happy with the size of my...collection.

And that's all I need to hear.

:D:D

The comedy keeps on coming :eek::cool::D

[BigTransformerTrev]

My Transformer collection is so big I've built a special deck to keep them on.

It's pretty big, I can balance an absolute ton of action figures on my deck.

My Anime character figures like Super Sonico and Super Pochaco look really good on my deck, they straddle it well.

Elita-1, Chromia, Arcee, Moonracer, Slipstream, Blackarachnia - I've had them all on my deck from time to time.

The neighbors wife who is a bit of a TF fan absolutely loves my deck, I can't keep her off it! Every time I turn around she is sitting on my deck, sometimes for hours on end!

[FatalityPitt]

My Transformer collection is so big I've built a special deck to keep them on.

It's pretty big, I can balance an absolute ton of action figures on my deck.

My Anime character figures like Super Sonico and Super Pochaco look really good on my deck, they straddle it well.

Elita-1, Chromia, Arcee, Moonracer, Slipstream, Blackarachnia - I've had them all on my deck from time to time.

The neighbors wife who is a bit of a TF fan absolutely loves my deck, I can't keep her off it! Every time I turn around she is sitting on my deck, sometimes for hours on end!

Sounds like quite a deck.. Gonna post up some deck pics?

(I think my post could potentially silence the thread, because people will read it and realise it's gone to weirder and more awkward place than intended...)

[Galvatran]

Don't let BTT's big deck collection be a cause for stage fright. Just whip it out peoples. :)

[MayzaPrime]

Don't let BTT's big deck collection be a cause for stage fright. Just whip it out peoples. :)

I wonder if BTT's deck is oiled :confused:;)

[Galvatran]

I wonder if BTT's deck is oiled :confused:;)
Okayyyy, BTT needs to answer this question... but we need to let others have a go. :D

[BigTransformerTrev]

Don't let BTT's big deck collection be a cause for stage fright. Just whip it out peoples. :)


Sounds like quite a deck.. Gonna post up some deck pics?

(I think my post could potentially silence the thread, because people will read it and realise it's gone to weirder and more awkward place than intended...)


I wonder if BTT's deck is oiled :confused:;)


Okayyyy, BTT needs to answer this question... but we need to let others have a go. :D

Ok, let me know when it’s my turn to respond. I have plenty of ‘I give it a good rubbing at least once a day’ jokes but I’m sure I can do better ;)

[Galvatran]

Ok, let me know when it’s my turn to respond. I have plenty of ‘I give it a good rubbing at least once a day’ jokes but I’m sure I can do better ;)
It's probably one of the biggest flaws as a collector. We don't spend enough time cleaning our displays. In your case, giving your deck a 'good rubbing at least once a day'.

You have the floor. :D

[Galvatran]

Time to move on otherwise we'll get decked by Bossbot. :eek::p

[BigTransformerTrev]

Time to move on otherwise we'll get decked by Bossbot. :eek::p

Yeah now that you’ve had a chance to read it I’ve actually deleted the post.

It was all just double-entendres and innuendo but I guess we have to remember kids come on this site, and even though they might not understand the jokes their parents would and not be too thrilled about them reading it. So better safe than sorry eh :)

[Galvatran]

And that is why you're a Deluxe member & I'm a Basic member. :)
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Step right up. Step this way. How 'bout you sir? Or you madam? Keen to share your Transformers collection?